The parent company of MGM Springfield reported a net loss of $342.3 million for the three months ending Dec. 31, due partly to an income-tax provision and, to a lesser degree, weakened results at its top performing casino, in Macau, China.

In a major blow for an expansion of gambling, the Senate majority leader said Monday that a proposal to legalize slot machines outside two Indian casinos is dead for this year.
Senator Bob Duff, a key player who controls the agenda with the Senate...

HARTFORD — A bill that would legalize slot machines outside the state's two Indian casinos took a huge hit Friday when both the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes said the plan would violate their revenue-sharing compacts with the state....

The folks building National Harbor on the Potomac River figure it's a fine place to shop, work, eat out, gamble, stay a few nights, ride a Ferris wheel, and — manufacture cars.
Yes, at least as cars might be made in the 21st century, creating...

Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Metallica, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran are among the acts who will top the first Rock in Rio USA festival.
Set for consecutive weekends in May at a newly constructed site on the Las Vegas Strip, Rock in Rio will split its...

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The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes recently met with legislators who oversee gambling issues in Connecticut to talk about competition in other states and what to do about it, a key lawmaker said Tuesday.
State Rep. Steve Dargan, D-West Haven said he and state Sen. Joan Hartley, D-Waterbury, who oversee gambling issues as co-chairs the legislature's public safety and security committee, met with representatives from both tribes shortly before Thanksgiving.
He said they discussed the gaming...

Los Angeles nightclub impresario Sam Nazarian opened his latest SLS hotel with the usual flair. Champagne flowed, rock tunes blared, celebrities preened and fireworks exploded from the trendy hotel's roof on the Las Vegas Strip.
The light show cast an eerie glow on a neighboring property: the defunct, half-built Fontainebleau Resort. The liquidated hotel and casino, encircled by a weed-choked lot, is a reminder of how quickly fortunes change in Las Vegas.
Nazarian is making an $800-million bet on...

After a protracted and public debate that stretched on for years, officials from MGM Springfield declared victory Tuesday after a ballot question to ban casinos in Massachusetts failed.
"Voters across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today voiced their support of the 10,000 permanent job opportunities and significant economic benefits provided by the Gaming Act of 2011," said James J. Murren, MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO. "MGM Resorts International would like to thank the thousands of...

Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran have been added to the lineup for the inaugural U.S. edition of Rock in Rio.
Festival organizers are expected to announce the latest additions, which also include soul singer Joss Stone, in Las Vegas on Monday.
Rock in Rio will be anchored in Las Vegas over two weekends in May. One weekend will be dedicated to rock acts, the other will be packed with pop performers.
Taylor Swift, No Doubt, Linkin Park and Metallica were revealed as main stage headliners last month when...

Demolition of the Harmon, a 26-story Las Vegas hotel that was supposed to be one of the gems of the CityCenter mega-development, is set to begin in two weeks.
The Harmon was part of the $8.5-billion CityCenter, a glitzy hotel, retail and restaurant complex on the Las Vegas Strip that opened in December 2009. But the Harmon, with its striking blue glass exterior, never opened, the victim of construction issues.
Legal troubles ensued. MGM Resorts International, a co-owner, argued in court that...

Rock in Rio will sound off Stateside for the first time.
The music festival, which began 30 years ago in Brazil and has grown into one of the world's largest music festivals, will expand to Las Vegas in May 2015. Festival organizers on Friday unveiled the featured performers including Taylor Swift, Metallica, Linkin Park and Gwen Stefani's No Doubt.
John Legend and the Deftones are also slated to perform next spring.
The festival has previously been held in Rio de Janeiro; Lisbon, Portugal; and...